Motorcyclists hospitalized after hitting a sheep near Ruidoso, NM

Belen couple in stable condition

A collision between a motorcycle and a sheep on New Mexico Highway 380 Saturday sent two people regional hospitals.

The New Mexico State Police report that Donald Cummings, 58, and passenger Roxanne Cummings, 53, from Belen were westbound at about the 103 mile marker, east of Lincoln, at about 11:54 a.m. Saturday when a herd of Barbary sheep ran across the road in front of the 2012 Harley Davidson they were riding. They missed all the sheep but the last one in line.

A witness to the accident said the crash killed the sheep and sent the couple flying.

New Mexico State Police Sgt. Emmanuel T. Gutierrez said Donald Cummings was flown to University Hospital in El Paso and is reported to be in stable condition. Roxanne Cummings was transported to University Hospital in Lubbock, Texas, and also is reported to be in stable condition. Both reportedly sustained several fractures in the crash.